Otitis’ former owners gave him up to the Feline Rescue Association of Baltimore after the cysts in his ears and the removal of his hearing organs made him deaf – but with Molly once owning a deaf puppy, she knew just how to care for a pet with special needs.

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Molly told Love Meow: ‘I was having severe anxiety as a result of a car accident… I decided it was time for me to adopt an animal to help with my anxiety, because nothing helped me more than snuggling some furry friends.’

Molly went on PetFinder and spotted nine-and-a-half-year-old Otitis, and snapped him up in an instant.